Education
Aligning Education with Industry
Learn how the Rockford Public Schools turned its conventional high school curriculum on its head by aligning education with industry and creating an academy model of teaching.
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Skills Center: Apprentice Training - Shop Safety
The moldmaking industry is in desperate need of highly skilled professionals.
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Getting Real about Manufacturing Education
Some education programs are using real-world projects and engaging industry to better equip students with viable skills for careers in advanced manufacturing.
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WEBINAR: Validating Your Mold Using Moldflow Data
Autodesk will present a free webinar on December 7 titled "Validating Your Mold: Making Good, Informed Decisions Using Moldflow.
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Keeping Up with ISO: ISO 9001:2015 Certification Takeaways
One way to properly manage the moldmaking supply chain is to implement ISO guiding principles that govern every activity within a mold shop or molding facility.
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Under the Scope: Lessons Learned in Welding
Many of this mold welder's lessons learned were as a result of questions asked by customers regarding training, processes and welding theory.
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Navigating the Way to ISO Certification
This mold builder embarked on a journey toward growth and expansion via the ISO certification process.
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Planting the "Seed"
Last week I shared my observations during a facility tour of mold component supplier Hasco at the K show. One highlight was its Learning Center SEED apprenticeship program, so I wanted to dig a little deeper with the instructor and three apprentices to share how the program works.
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Collaboration with Education: It All Comes Full Circle
There's a growing interest among instructors who work in the Illinois education system to bring back "shop-type" classes and give students a taste of what modern, advanced manufacturing careers offer for enterprising youth.
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WEBINAR: How to PM Hydraulic Cylinders
MMT has covered how to simplify your mold designs with self-locking cylinders that enable movement of sliding cores without the need for heel blocks or additional cylinders, and on November 3rd we will present a free webinar on how to maintain those hydraulic cylinders.
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